Telangana High Court
WP/38482/2025 of B.Ram Mohan Rao Vs Telangana State Road Transport Corporation on 16 December 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Speciat Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITI ON NO: 38482 0F 2025 Between: AND 1 B.Ram Mohan Rao, Son of Krishna Murthy,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Speciat Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 38482 0F 2025
Between:
AND
B.Ram Mohan Rao, Son of Krishna Murthy, Aged about 45 years, Licence Holder of Canteen in Mahabubnagar Bus Sration, M;hab'rfi ;g;' M;dabrffi b;'d.ffii:"' "'
...PETITIONER
T.elangana State Road Transport Corporation, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Bus Bhavari, vusne,5rjojo, Hvo-5ir6jo Chief Traffic [\rlanaoer rVarketing), . Telangana State Road Transport Corpora tion, B us Bha-van, M usheera"b'id, ff vO "i"
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Reqional Manaqer. Mahabuhnagar Region, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Ir,4aihabubnasar, ui'fiiuroialJr oI;r;;i"" ""
...RESPONDENTS
Petrtion under Articre 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction more particurarry one in nature of writ of Mandamus, directing lhe respondents to extend the licence period of the petitioner in respect of his Canteen in Mahabubnagar Bus Station, by one year as per the circular of the corporation dated 04.o9.2021, by decraring lhe inaction of the respondents on his representations dated 06.09.20 2s and 24.11.202s is highly unjust, arbitrary, iflegar and viorative of Articres 14 and 21 of the Constitution of lnd ia.
IAN :10F 2025
Petition under Section 15.1 CpC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to run his Canteen in It/ahabubnagar Bus station. pending drsposar of the above writ petition.
Counset for the petitioner: SRt C. RAMACHANDRA RAJU
Counsel for the Respondents: SRI R. ANURAG, S.C. FOR TSRTC
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT F.OR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRTT PETI r'ION No.384a2 of 2O2S
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Between:
B.Ram Mohan Rao
...Petitioner
AND
Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, Hyderabad and 2 others..,
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...Respondents The petitioner challenges the inaction of the respondents in not considering his 24.17.2025 and seeks representations dated 06.Og .2025 and to direct the respondents to extend the petrtloner.s canteen license at Mahabubnagar Bus Station bv one year as per the circular dated 04.O9 .2O2I .
2. Heard Sri C.Ramachandra Raju, Iearned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.Anurag, learned Standing Counsel for TSRTC, for the respondents. perused the record.
3. Learned coun sel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner 'was granted a license to run a canteen at Mahabubnagar Bus Statiorr from 16.12.2015 to 15 12-2025, initialll' for seven years and later reneu'ed for three more years s'ith a 257u enhanced monthly license lee of Rs.2,34,OOOl and has run the canteen u'ithout any aclverse record. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the canteen t'as closccl for one -vear as per government orders, though other stalls rvere litter permitted to reopen. To compensate such Iosses, the Corporation issued a circular dated 04 .O9 .2021 providing a one-veirr extension of licenses on the existing fee' The petitioner submitled representations dated 06.O9.2025 and 24.11.2025 seeking extension in line u'ith the circular, but no orders r'vere passerl, and apprehending closure upon expiry of the license on 15.12.2025, the petitioner f,r1ed the writ petition.
4. karned Sta nding Counsel fol the respondents placed on record a letter dated 12.12.2025, addressed by respondent No-3 to the Depot Managr:r, TGSRTC, Mahabubnagar Depot, wherein it is stated that, rvrth reference to the representation dated 06.O9 .2025, the competent au thority has approved the extension of the license period for the Canteen Business in Pucca Stall No.25 at Mahabubnagar Bus Station, allotted to Sri B. Ram Mohan Rao, the existing licensee, for a periocl of one year, i.e., from 16.r2.2o2s to 15.12.2026, lr,ith a 2oo/o enhancement of the existing monthly license fee to Rs. 4,03,650| , on the sarne Lerms and conditions of the agreement.
5. Considering the submissions made by both the learned counsel, and in view of the letter dated 12. 12.2025, it is found that the respondents have alread-y granted the relief sought by the petitioner. Therefore nothing survives for further adjudication.
6. Accordingly, this Writ petition is disposed of. However, it is needless to say that the petitioner is entitled to continue operating the canteen under the extended license period and the agreed terms. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed SD'. P.c . SULEKHADEVI sISTANT REGISTRAR /TTRUE COPY/I SECTTON OFFICER To Tel na State Road Transport The Chairman and Manaqing Mr-rsheerabad, Director' HYderab ad Traffic Manager (Marketing)' Telang ana State Road Transport
CorPoration' Bus Bhavan' The Chief Corporatio n, Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, HYderaba d Telangana State Road
The Regional Managet, Mahab ubnagar Region'gar Distiict TransPort CorPoralon' Mahabubnagar' Mahabubna
4. One CC to SRI C RAMA
5. OneCCtoSRl R'ANURA CHANDRA RAJU, Advocate [OPUCI
6. Two CD CoPies MP BM G, s.c. for TSRTo loPucl
HIGH COURT DATED:16 t12tZO25 l-li I c I ( 2 4 uAfl 202fi atj /..:..- :) :-) li R- -\ *
ORDER
WP.No.38482 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS c,.ryo )
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